Red Mountain
Red Mountain rises to 1,749 m in Montana. Lone Mountain stands 3,397 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Norris Hot Springs, a spring 6.0 miles away. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Madison County, Montana, United States of America
Wikidata Q49067739, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1749 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Madison Buffalo Jump State Park: 13.3 mi
- Stateler Monument: 13.8 mi
- Parker Homestead State Park: 16.4 mi
- Milwaukee Park: 18.1 mi
- Stevenson Park: 18.6 mi
- Elk Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Maltbys Mound: 9.6 mi
- Red Knob: 11.5 mi
- Wallace Peak: 12.1 mi
- Ruby Mountain: 12.6 mi
- Spanish Breaks: 15.4 mi
- Gallatin Tower: 21.9 mi
- Waltz Formation: 22.0 mi
- Fish Face: 22.0 mi
- Black Line Buttress: 22.1 mi
- Madison Buffalo Jump State Monument: 13.1 mi
- Three Forks Rodeo Grounds: 18.6 mi
- Madison Base: 22.6 mi
- The Guestbook: 24.5 mi
- Headwaters Heritage Museum: 18.9 mi
- Headwaters Railroad & Trident Heritage Center: 19.1 mi
- Manhattan Area Museum: 20.1 mi
- Madison Valley History Museum: 23.4 mi
- Norris Hot Springs: 6.0 mi
- Round Spring: 20.6 mi
- Community Gardens: 22.1 mi
- Community Garden: 22.6 mi
- Fly Fishing the Misty Madison River: 23.0 mi
- Sundial: 24.2 mi
- Pony: 15.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 20.2 mi
- Three Forks Rest Area: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Mountain | SSE 165° | 3,397 m | 24.5 mi |
| Gallatin Peak | SSE 149° | 3,357.3 m | 20.3 mi |
| Granite Peak | W 260° | 3,218 m | 22.7 mi |
| Hollowtop Mountain | W 268° | 3,216 m | 20.7 mi |
| Wilson Peak | SSE 149° | 3,199 m | 23.8 mi |
| Jumbo Mountain | SE 142° | 3,175 m | 23.3 mi |
| Lonesome Peak | WSW 257° | 3,148 m | 21.7 mi |
| Thompson Peak | WSW 254° | 3,147 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:00 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:34 | 21:20 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 15:56 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 71 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norris Madison PWR House, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 806803 — Red Mountain, Madison County, Montana.
OpenStreetMap element node/357958838
Day trips start here
- Three Forks · 19 mi
- Belgrade · 22 mi
- Bozeman · 26 mi
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